another_lemming @ another_lemming @lemmy.world

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I am from this vodka state so I may be biased, but as I see it, some republicans don't really care about this issue and pick that position only to be contrarian and farm votes on 'anything against dems'-train. They aren't clever, really. Russia does benefit from it and probably encourage that with it's money, but for republicans it's not about Ukraine, Russia or anything, it's about owning the dems and getting into the office. And some of them probe even this edgy position.

Nothing positive is needed. It's an outrage engine that keeps you involved by edging on the max level of disturbance you are comfortable to consume. Seeing, posting reactions, having likes enables you to keep it going.

I love the fact it is stunning for you. It's heartwarming to know just some of us, including you, arem't used to the worst possible outcome 😅

TL;DR: I'm no fortune-teller but I feel like they want to change how we perceive and consume Reddit posts: to kill ways of engagement and make you just scroll feed.

I bet they'd add new subscription-based service, something musk-esque, that would promote you to the top of the feed or comment section. In new Reddit there are like a dozen of top comments visible before you tap to show more items. They'd probably be mostly from paid users. Also, no ability to visibly promote others' posts – it's bad for PR when something bad gets gold, like advertisements for Lemmy. And, in general, Reddit should (in their vision, imho) be like tiktok, where you just scroll through a queue of curated content – staying in comment section for too long or showing your opinion (with up\downvotes or gold a.k.a superupdoot) is wasting your time while you could as well watch some ads. In this case, killing comments and any kind of active and natural reaction is obvious. As a bonus, there'd be more advertisers, as critique of them won't get viral and their post won't get downvoted into hell. Oh, and if their board of managers won't get booted, downvote button and post stats would be cut next.

Hah. I am a bit jealous it works for you this way. You are right, our situations seems kinda different.

Sunsetting? Winding down? What are they? Dolores Ambridge? It sounds like they are sugarcoating a syrup.

Right, Anakin?

KIRYU-CHAN

What's your silliest roll?

r/AccidentalFuckspezans.

I bless thou. And I approve thy use of knee-cappers against these sticker-snatchers. You are to collect their kneecaps in the name of God. Be blessed, u/QuazarOmega. Be blessed.

For most people politics don't matter much. It's just those angry about it are too intense and aren't fun to be around.

Behold the Holy Sticker. Thou shall not remove It for thou art a mere mortal. It keeps secrets way above thy primitive perception, for it's a domain of certified wizards, proprietary witchcraft and manuals on applied necromancy.